Financial Crime Resource Center

A program of the National Center for Victims of Crime to help advocates assist victims of financial fraud and ensure that victims have access to the best possible services and advice to assist them with recovery.

Upcoming Financial Fraud Trainings

The Financial Crime Resource Center offers webinars and in-person trainings on various aspects of financial fraud and how victim advocates can assist victims of financial fraud in recovering their assets and obtaining justice.

Taking Action: A Training for Advocates Assisting Victims of Financial Fraud will expand upon the research and process found in the Taking Action: An Advocate’s Guide to Assisting Victims of Financial Fraud. This training will provide advocates, law enforcement personnel, and attorneys with background information on financial fraud.

Deputy Director of the National Center and Director of the National Crime Victim Bar Association, Jeff Dion, will be speaking at the 2015 Summit on Restitution and Recovery Issues for Individual and Corporate Victims on the topic of Assisting Victims of Financial Fraud.

Nearly all of the Top Ten Scams of 2014 as published by the National Consumers League involved mass marketing fraud, which is the use of false promises of cash prizes, goods and services in exchange for fees, donations, or purchases. This crime is committee through the mail, telephone, email or any other form of mass communication. In fact, the top 3 scams, which constituted nearly 70% of all the scams involved: (1) goods that were never delivered or were misrepresented; (2) requests for payment to claim fictitious prizes, lottery winning or gifts; and (3) fake check scams.

Taking Action: A Training for Advocates Assisting Victims of Financial Fraud will expand upon the research and process found in the Taking Action: An Advocate’s Guide to Assisting Victims of Financial Fraud. This training will provide advocates, law enforcement personnel, and attorneys with background information on financial fraud.

Financial abuse in Indian Country is prevalent but its scope is not fully understood. This webinar will address the unique challenges and barriers in serving tribal communities by providing advocates with a general understanding about relevant laws and tribal codes.